It's been a year since I started this project last September of 2021 which included four seasons, well if you can call it four seasons in California. Even though it doesn't seem like four seasons, nature still follows a schedule. The natural schedule of things has an extra layer of complication added to my research area. This extra layer is the availability of water, and when spring the busiest time for nature comes around the water starts to disappear.
Out of all the wildlife in my research area, the reptiles were the least abundant. In early spring the only reptile I came across was a California Tree frog. As summer came many lizards sunned themselves in the early morning including newly born Horned Lizards (Horny Toads).
I was hoping for more snakes. It was a good year for rabbits, Squirrels, and mice, but I only saw one snake the whole year and that was a Gopher snake. I even went as far as looking for rattlesnakes at certain times of the day and in the places they would be, but no luck.
Reptiles in the area: | ​Confirmed | ​ |
California Blackheaded Snake California King Snake California Toad California Tree Frog California Whipsnake Desert Horned Lizard Desert Spiny Lizard Diamondback Rattlesnake Garter Snake Gopher Snake Racer Snake Side-blotched Lizard Spotted Whiptail Lizard Western Fence Lizard | No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes | - - - Visual, Photo - Visual, Photo Visual, Photo - - Visual, Photo - Visual, Photo Visual, Photo Visual, Photo |
Signs: Can refer to anything from Sounds, Bones, Fur, Feathers, or something the animal creates.
Personal Progress:
Stats
Total Time Frame: 12 Months
Boots on the Ground Days: 21
Miles Covered: 105
Low Temp: 42
High Temp: 102
Flowers Photographed: 64
Insects Photographed: 18
Mammals Photographed: 11
Reptiles Photographed: 8
Birds Photographed: 17
Gear:
Vortex Recon Optix 8x32 Monocular
Nikon Z7 II
Nikon Z 70-200mm Lens
Nikon Z 105mm Macro Lens
Shimoda Designs Action X30 Pack
Peak Designs Travel Tripod
MountainSmith Trekker FX Lite Trekking Pole with Manfrotto RC2 Head
Helinox Chair One
Game Camera(s)
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